1 strike rule for prospects who don’t pan out?

[+ tassojunior]

2 hours ago, Jarrod_Uncut said:

It’s not cost though. It’s about who can I trust to properly handle my bookings. Again, we’re taking sex work here.

Back in the day, or even now for women: there were “agencies” that took the cut. I’ve never worked for an agency before, but I’m pretty sure it was cut and dry and to the point. However Idk how agencies would handle a client who didn’t show up or wasn’t there when the escort knocked.

But that’s why providers take deposits. It’s not to victimize the client. It’s like Uber and every other online ordering service known to man: you pay first, get the product later. And these companies make ‘em pay full price. I just ask for a portion

i agree about deposits in many cases where the provider is verified. i just know the lack of returned messages is clients' #1 complaint and loses a lot of money. professional answering/messaging services are there. 

[Colton]

11 hours ago, tassojunior said:

telephone assistants are not expensive. 

aren't there automated tools for this like calendly and youcanbook.me?

[Jarrod_Uncut]

3 hours ago, Colton said:

aren't there automated tools for this like calendly and youcanbook.me?

Interesting. Curious to know if any others have used that and if it’s been useful. 
 

The challenge I can see with that is you could have people booking times and getting reminders, but that’s not always a guarantee that I can do the time frame. For example say someone last minute books for 1 p.m. and I don’t check into my hotel until 3 p.m. 

A big part of the schedule process challenge is the fact of some clients having limited windows to meet. I had a regular client reach out to me the Monday after Pride Sunday last weekend. He reached out to me around 1 p.m. But it wasn’t until about after 6 that evening that I was free. By then he couldn’t meet anymore that day, or apparently the whole rest of week I was there.

Sometimes I want to 1 strike regulars like that as well. But some can be interested down the line. I had a chat with one the other day in person, that he can’t keep contacting me last minute expecting me to drop what I’m doing and see him. Even though that wasn’t his intention, I told him previously he had done that and then when I tried to arrange for the next day, he ignored me all day and then got back to me in the evening saying he was busy all day. 
 

I know I sound like an easily irritable person, which I’m not…but like I said before I don’t like the idea that if I don’t drop what I’m doing, or that if I don’t leave my friends or my “Wine and movie evening” that I could potentially end up losing that client until they decide to contact me or I’m in town again which could be months later.